Kalev Fitness Solution

Excellent trainers, awesome atmosphere, great results! The location, facility layout and variety of high end equipment is awesome. Thank you Kalev Fitness Team!!!

I was looking for a personal trainer and decided to try Kalev even though I was a bit intimidated by the high-​end equipment that I’ve always seen displayed by their windows. I booked an appointment with Brian and he gave me a few options based on my goals. He assigned me to two trainers — Tonya and Elliot — and booked me a nutrition consult with Greg. This team has kept me motivated, challenged and I always look forward to my sessions with them. After my work outs I can walk into relaxing lounge music playing in the beautiful women’s shower rooms. The gym is well-​equipped, clean and doesn’t smell like feet like other gyms! This place is great, you need to come here.

As good as it gets. The staff and facilities are top notch, and you feel –comfortable– being there. Highly recommended if you want to get serious about getting in (or staying in) shape and having some fun at the same time.

Been going here over a month in the mornings. I’ve tried their Tabata, their Bootcamp, their Extreme Abs, and the Power Yoga.
All the classes are great for beginners and hard-​core worker-​outers alike. You do what you can and you get out of it what you put in. The instructors are encouraging and offer corrections. The place is spotlessly cleaned and the towel service is a huge plus. The bathroom (the ladies one at least) is fully stocked with everything you could possibly need to make yourself pretty after a grueling workout. Yeah, it’s pricey, but it’s worth it if you get the monthly membership and go to a few classes a week.

I’ve been working out here for many years and love it. Its one of a few remaining boutique gyms in Vancouver that actually has everything you need in it. Because it is small, you really get to know the people in there, and it just feels way more personal. If you want to be rats in a row with 20 strangers on a stair-​climber then maybe Steve Nash is more your style. My only complaint is there are not more locations… well I think there are 2 now. But if you live downtown Vancouver then this gym is top notch.

Kalev has the best selection of diverse small group training classes in town.
The 7am start time is also perfect! By the time you’re done by 8, you can jump into their nice, clean executive showers and off to work you go feeling energized and awesome. Did I mention complimentary towels?
Extreme abs, spin, tabata and bootcamp? Yes please!
Caitlyn, Jae Kwon, Sam and Alicia — I love all their instructors. My only regret? Not findind Kalev sooner!

This is truly an excellent facility! Everyone who works there is very enthusiastic about fitness and the trainers are top notch. I’m someone who has been working out and playing sports for many years and was skeptical about trying this place out. Without a doubt though, Kalev is a great place for all of your fitness needs and they have a great offering with a variety of classes and programs to keep your fitness life interesting and help you achieve any of your goals.

First off if you are looking for a run of the mill Fitness World $ 30/​month facility where you can sign-​up and feel good that you have a gym membership but never use it — this is not the place.
This is an Executive Style gym — what does this mean? The gym is very well maintained with new equipment, and beautiful bathrooms. Every membership comes with a certain amount of personal training. As well, the gym isn’t packed at 5pm and you never wait to use a machine.
I have worked out at various fitness facilities over many years, and this is one of the best. The staff are friendly, the facility is clean, the machines are top-​notch and its never packed with sweaty meat-​heads.
In past gyms I attended, I would get frustrated with having all the machines taken and the place being packed. Kalev’s has an exclusive feel, and is never packed.
In addition there are trainers available to ask questions and give you a hand with anything.
I am willing to pay a little bit more for this experience, and find I actually look forward to going to the gym instead of dreading fighting the hoards at other fitness facilities.
If you are looking for an exclusive fitness experience in a great facility — then go check out the gym.

My new fav gym! The facility is absolutely stunning and the trainers really know what they’re doing. They offer group training sessions which has been a great way for my friends and I to catch up and get a good work-​out! Love love love!

horrible.
location sucks.
plus they delete bad reviews. wow good job guys.

I was searching for a gym near to my place and I saw Kalev Fitness flyers at the Chiropractor office I’ve been visiting and decided to give it a try. I went for a one week tryout of the gym (costs $ 25). So here are the good and bad things about it from the viewpoint of a fitness enthusiast who tried different gyms, yoga classes, etc.
The good:
— Good small classes. Each group class is about 5~7 people and they are fun.
— The gym is small but very clean and not crowded. They have very nice Technogym equipment, and good range of free weights. People seem to know gym etiquette etc. The cardio equipment are also top of the line with large touch-​screens and internet connectivity. There are not large number of equipments there (e.g., one bench press rack, 2~3 treadmills, and one set of dumbbells), but the gym is not crowded anyways, and I did not have to wait for any equipment.
— It is a small community and looks like everybody know each other at the facility and there is lots of positive vibe in the gym.
The bad:
— Value: The website does not give you any clue about their price. So I’m going to write it here so nobody else waste their time by going there. The full membership costs $ 200+ a month if you sign a 1 year contract. You also can use gym + classes for $ 160 or gym + 2 personal training sessions for $ 160 per month on a one-​year contract. There are 6 months options available but they will cost you more. In my opinion that is huge amount of money for the services you get. Sure, the gym is nice, and classes are good. But I can get all of these for almost ¹⁄₅ of that price in some other gyms with larger facility, more classes, and more locations. So I would say if you don’t care about money at all, sure go for it, otherwise explore other options .
— Treatment of customers: Ok, so if I charge you 200+ a month, sure I will treat you good and I say good stuff to you. But if I can’t charge you? That was the treatment I got here. I was promised a $ 60 gym only membership on a one year contract but without any classes or personal training, and I did not extend my previous gym membership at Steve Nash Sports Club to come here as I liked the gym and it was very close to my place. I signed couple of documents etc. But suddenly, they said we no longer offer this and we need to reverse everything. I expected them to at least honour the promise they made and offer the membership, because I did not follow-​up with my previous gym, and counted on the Kalev Fitness’s word. I was surprised as I was committed to pay $ 60 per month for a year (probably the highest you would pay for a gym in Vancouver while I could extend my Steve Nash membership for half that price with classes included), but they seem they did not like a customer committed paying them that much for a year.
Anyways, I would not be back to this place even if I want personal training or classes, as I was disappointed with their behaviour and attitude. If you are claiming to be a classy boutique gym, it should be in your DNA. But I felt that it is more of a gimmick to charge people 5 times the market price rather than really believing in treating customers with intelligence, class, and respect.

ok i know in my last review i said i can’t afford it (and i really can’t and shouldn’t be going here) but i caved and bought a punch card (twice) because i love it here so much.
the classes are still amazing and my favourite out of any gym that i’ve been to. mikewondo still takes the cake for being one of the funnest classes out there… but still a really good workout! that’s the best, when you don’t even realize what a workout you’re getting because it’s FUN… and then you realize it the next day when you’re soooo sore and can barely move.
crossfit is intense, but good. it just completely kicks your ass. same with tabata.
spin with kelsey is also really good… and she has awesome music taste!
so the classes are great, the gym is really nice… but the locker rooms are on another level. THEY HAVE RAIN SHOWERS! my life is complete and i’m never showering at home again. you don’t feel like you’re at a gym, you straight up feel like you’re at a 5-​star hotel.
all the trainers that work there are amazing — so personable and nice, but they’ll also kick your ass in class and give you a great workout.
definitely my favourite gym in vancouver, hands down. i’d give it ten stars instead of five if i could.

Did some training here this past spring with a group getting ready for Tough Mudder. Awesome downtown gym with great staff, trainers, and management. HIghly recommend, especially if you don’t like the Fitness World type places that just pack them in.

I’ve officially been at Kalev’s Gym for a year and I have to say that this is the first gym I’ve ever gone to where I’ve actually followed through with going. There are a few reasons for this:
1) Amazing vibe — everyone gets along really well (staff and other gym-​goers).
2) Wonderful Staff — All the trainers are great, well schooled, have a good mix of personalities and breadth of skills which all work well together
3) Variety of Classes — I mainly go to classes and they have a wonderful set of classes at different times of the day from really intense boot-​camps, to X-​Fit classes, to core classes at lunch, to Yoga and my personal favourite kick-​boxing.
I find that although it is a bit pricier that I wanted to pay that it was worth the price first of all because you end up going since it’s so freaking amazing and secondly because you want to get your value and I figure that it’s worth paying a little more for something you want to do rather than paying a bit less for something you never use.
Anyway, if you go you won’t be disappointed, so go!

Absolutely gorgeous fitness center. It makes working out before work at 7AM as pleasant as possible. You feel like a goddess afterwards.
I recommend the kickboxing classes and the spinning classes.
If you are a badass you can also go for crossfit.
All the instructors love what they are doing and you can tell by their highly contagious enthusiasm.
If you’re serious about working out and getting fit this is the right place for you.

I bought a couple of social shopper certificates and am very impressed with the gym.
The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, and the facility top notch. The bathroom is spa-​like and has the nicest showers. I got 2 30 minute personal training sessions and a month of unlimited classes and plan on continuing. The gym is on the pricy side but well worth it.

I used Kalev’s studio for over a year and love there service. They are very helpful when i first started by finding the perfect fit of a trainer. since i am a big guy i needed someone who could help me maximize my size and help find a proper work out routine and eating habit. Kalev’s studio did just that. Along with great trainers, i made great friends in the studio and enjoyed the atmosphere and equipment. The equipment is a testimonial on its self since the stuff is so out of this world new, that no other gym has it. it is very trendy, and great location.
i recommend anyone who is looking for a trainer or fitness class to call these guys and try them out. you wont regret it.

Big changes since my first training session with Kalev all those years ago:
New 2 level location in Gastown in the Sun Tower with the nicest change rooms I’ve ever been in, in a gym.
Upstairs has huge windows and an open airy feel which is the perfect evironment for the yoga classes I take here. They have all kinds of other classes too like kick boxing and spin, and so on. Downstairs i call ‘the bat cave’ this is where all the big equipment is like treadmills and weights. This is where all the personal training happens.
I’m still a wimp so I prefer the group classes so I dont’ have to work that hard! lol.

Actually, not so much with the working-​out-​of-​the-​kinks-​in-​scheduling-​and-​billing.
The staff, who are universally pleasant and friendly, give contradictory information about Kalev’s plans and policies. Every time I talked with someone about this, I heard something different. I ended up feeling pretty ripped off financially, because I was only able to make it to five of the eight classes I bought due to work crises that kept me from canceling within their 24 hour policy. Basically, I ended up paying the same for a large group class as I would have for partner personal training … partner personal training that I could have done on a schedule that worked for me.
And, while the staff are unfailingly pleasant and keep emailing and calling me to try (politely) to get me to buy more crap, when I’ve said things like «I feel ripped off because your system is too inflexible and I am losing money when I am unable to cancel classes 24 hours ahead of time due to work,» there’s been no real attempt to make it right, other than to tell me that I don’t have to schedule classes, because they keep two spaces open in each, and I can just take the risk and come day of … which, honestly, doesn’t really work for me either, because my time is kind of important to me, and I don’t feel good about hopping a cab after work and try to get into a class that may or may not be open.
Also, their renos are still ongoing, and led to weeks at a time where you had to access the gym in a most circuitous route, requiring access keys and running quickly through alarmed doors, and it’s just generally been chaotic.
This is an expensive gym. Now, I don’t mind paying a lot for things — see previous reviews — when I get good value and good service.
But, when I am paying a lot, and getting bad service and no added value, well, that’s just not cool. I don’t think this gym has anything that’s so special that it’s worth paying this much for so little in return.
That said, Mike’s kick-​boxing class is still super fun, and I’ll miss it.

It’s been over a year since I started Kalev’s kick boxing bootcamp and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Every bootcamp session works you hard and I am always drenched in sweat but Mike Blom makes it so much fun that it feels more like working out with friends than a typical bootcamp. Rather than dread bootcamp day like it was bad medicine, I look forward to it and I have seen results.
I also do Kalev’s Pilates class with Jessica and am addicted to it. Jessica focuses on form and posture to make sure that the exercises are being done correctly with maximum effort being put in. I was never one for Yoga or Pilates or anything like that but Jessica knows her stuff and my core is better for it. I’ve found muscles that I didn’t know I had.
On top of that, Andrew’s spin class is ideal for anyone wanting to shed some pounds. The class is intense and Andrew has a lot of energy to burn. It’s an hour of pain but you feel so good afterwards.
I haven’t done the personal training but my partner has and he really liked it. My next step is the nutrition program and I’m really motivated to make the most of it. Kalev knows fitness and how to maximize the body’s potential and his team are some of the best out there. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to get in shape.